For Asian Gangs, Fake Goods as Profitable as Drugs

SYDNEY—Counterfeit goods, mainly from China, have become as profitable for Asia's criminal gangs as illegal drug trafficking, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday.

The U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, looked into international organized crime across much of the Asian-Pacific region. Its report, the first ever published by the agency on the topic, catalogs how rapid economic growth has led to the...